Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to address the United Nations General Assembly at around 10am.
The PM will also make a separate speech at a social media event, Protecting Children in the Digital Age, in which he is expected to urge world leaders to join in on Australia’s crackdown on children’s access to social media, following the government’s social media ban for users under the age of 16.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Communications Anika Wells during a door stop after the Protecting Children in the Digital Age event held at the United Nations HQ in New York City.Credit: Dominic Lorrimer
Albanese also addressed a climate summit early this morning when he announced Australia’s national climate statement, reinforcing the government’s 2035 emissions targets and net zero pledge.
While Australia has been angling for a sideline meeting with the Turkish president to discuss the two nations’ competing bid to host COP31, a meeting has yet to be confirmed.
Stay with us as we bring you the latest updates from UN HQ in New York throughout the morning.
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